June 13, 2012

LeCroy Announces New 12Gb/s SAS Protocol Analyzer

LeCroy
Corporation, the worldwide leader in protocol test solutions has announced the
addition of the Sierra M124 12Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Protocol Analyzer
platform to its leading Sierra protocol analyzer line of products; supporting
protocol testing and debugging of all 12Gb/s SAS and legacy SAS storage
interfaces. Previously, LeCroy has provided the Storage industry with the
broadest range of test capabilities in the SCSI protocol test market. Now,
along with the recent announcement of the Summit PCIe protocol analyzer line’s
support of SCSI Express, LeCroy is also extending this commitment to the next generation
of SAS.

"The LeCroy
Protocol analyzer is further evidence of the maturing infrastructure for 12Gb/s
SAS, and facilitates the industry transition to this next generation,"
said Harry Mason, president of the SCSI Trade Association and director of
Industry Marketing for LSI Corporation. "STA greatly appreciates LeCroy’s
effort and support as a sponsor for the 2012 Technology Showcase as well as its
continued collaboration on the development of open industry standards."

"SAS is an
industry standard approach to storage supporting high performance requirements,
scalable storage bandwidth, and backward compatibility," said Joe
Mendolia, vice president of Marketing for the Protocol Solutions Group, LeCroy
Corporation. "LeCroy's continued support of these new technologies is
enabled by leveraging our experience in leading analysis techniques currently
shipping in the Sierra products, and our high-speed probing capabilities
developed in other technologies like PCI Express Gen 3. The Sierra family of
products and LeCroy's linear pass-through probing technology provide an
important industry component to ensure quality and performance for SAS based
development moving forward."

LeCroy's protocol
analyzers have been at the forefront of SAS development. All LeCroy protocol
analyzers feature a hierarchical display, real-time statistics, protocol
traffic summaries, detailed error reports, powerful scripting, and the ability
to create user-defined test reports which allow developers to troubleshoot
intricate problems and finish their projects on time.

About LeCroy

LeCroy Corporation
is a worldwide leader in serial data test solutions, creating advanced
instruments that drive product innovation by quickly measuring, analyzing, and
verifying complex electronic signals. The Company offers high-performance
oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and global communications protocol test
solutions used by design engineers in the computer, semiconductor and consumer
electronics, data storage, automotive and industrial, military and aerospace,
and telecommunication markets. LeCroy's 48-year heritage of technical
innovation is the foundation for its recognized leadership in "WaveShape
Analysis"—capturing, viewing, and measuring the high-speed signals that
drive today's information and communications technologies. LeCroy is
headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Company information is available at http://www.lecroy.com.